You are just being difficult. And for what? What do you gain by stretching this out until it snaps? What do you have against helping people? I think you’re doing this because you hate other people. You just can’t stand them. You need to be better than them. So you keep your knowledge to yourself, you hoard everything you own because you couldn’t live otherwise. It might not even be all people. It could be any one group or multiple. It could be anyone who isn’t like you. How tolerant of you. Of course, that’s just what I think.
It was me. The greater context was this post and a bunch of other random conversations I’ve had with people about whether Asami (or frankly, any of the people in ATLA/LOK) actually count as “adequate Asian representation” since the Avatar world is only based on Asian cultures and does not actually take place within the real world context of those cultures. Usually we conclude that though we agree that all of the people within the Avatar world are not white (though some have much lighter skin and resemble white people, such as the Air Nomads and Fire Nation) and are based on Asian cultures, it’s questionable whether we can count them as actual Asian representation. We just usually do like 99% of the time because we know that extra-textually, the nations are all based on Asian cultures and it was actually pretty explicit in ATLA that this was the case.
Also is in reference to Asami in particular, because of the fact that, except for her clothes (which are vaguely culturally Asian-based [Japanese in particular, because Fire Nation]) and her name, she has basically no real connection to anything that would provide representation. Like, Lust and Asami look exactly the same.
But we’re supposed to believe that one of them is Asian and the other is not simply because of the world they live in, despite absolutely no mention of Asami’s cultural heritage or way of life outside of her name and the color and style of her clothes. The way she is canonically presented within LoK, there is nothing to tie her particularly to any Asian culture outside of the fact that extra-textually, the Fire Nation is based on Japan.
That’s what the core of the matter was: practically speaking, Asami provides no more Asian representation than Winry does outside of the fact that one show is based in European culture as a whole and the other in Asian. I was just pointing out that calling Asami the “pinnacle of Asian representation” is utterly ridiculous. She’s not white (as previously established) and she is Asian, but to call her “the best Asian representation” in a show where you could use literally so many other characters that are far more connected and overtly based in Asian culture is laughable. That was the point: not that she wasn’t Asian representation, but that she was barely Asian representation (only by virtue of being in a show based on Asian cultures).
I freely admit I used the wrong wording, and that that could easily lead to confusion over what I was was trying to get at, and I apologize for that. All of these conversations have come out of certain parts of the LoK fandom (particularly Asami stans) basically making Asami out to be the pinnacle of representation and the greatest thing LoK ever gave to us (despite, you know, Korra being around). The greater context is the linked post, the Asami fandom, and the LOK fandom’s habit of blatantly favoring lighter-skinned characters over the darker-skinned ones that are just as much if not far more progressive (aka, calling Asami a more progressive character than Korra). Basically, the whole mess came about because certain people in the fandom continue to glorify Asami and diminish Korra’s importance in her own damn show. Sorry if this caused confusion.
Asexual means you are not sexually attracted to people. That’s it. That’s all it takes to be asexual. Libido has absolutely nothing to do with attraction whatsoever. But people like to think it does for some reason. Libido is different for everyone. There are asexuals with little to no libido, just as there are people in other sexualities like that. If a heterosexual has no libido, are they considered asexual? No. Because they still feel sexual attraction toward those of the opposite sex even if they aren’t interested in acting upon it. Asexuals with little libido may be completely fine with just masturbating, just like people of other sexualities.
Asami doesn’t exactly look Asian or meant to be Asian either. Yeah all of the characters in ATLA/LOK are based on Asian countries, but it is a completely separate world. We can talk about ANALOGOUS countries/societies, but we can’t exactly stand up and say “Asami is Japanese. Korra is Inuit” even though those characters come from societies based on those cultures. We can discuss how they’re based on those countries and how there aren’t white people in LOK though there are still very pale people who resemble white people (Air Nomads, Fire Nation), but…yeah. We can’t exactly say “Asami is Japanese” anymore than we can say “Winry is German,” because while both of them come from places clearly inspired by real places, they live in a completely fictionalized world with cultures that are based off of real-world cultures and not those cultures themselves.
How can you refuse Him now, how can you refuse Him now How can you turn away from His side With tears in His eyes, on the cross there He died How can you refuse Jesus now
There's a story old, that has often been told Of how our Saviour died, as they nailed His hands He cried they don't understand As the blood flowed from His side
As He hung there on the tree, He prayed for you and me There was no one His pain to ease Before He died, He faintly cried Father forgive them please
How can you refuse Him now, how can you refuse Him now How can you turn away from His side With tears in His eyes, on the cross there He died How can you refuse Jesus now
ik ppl hate self diagnosing and projecting but sometimes it's really obvious when a fictional character either has signs of mental illness or ptsd even if the narrative doesn't come out and say it
Not everyone can FEEL romantic love, but that doesn’t mean they should be discouraged from getting married. Everyone should be given the option to get married, may the foundation be on romantic love OR platonic love.
i thought they handled rape well in oitnb this season
i don't like it as character development/plot development in general bc of how badly it's done, but pennsatucky's story is an example of telling a story that deserves to be told in a way that isn't exploitative imo
a source of power somehow able to override the brain aggressive or violent inherently male inherently anything except a body part
penises are
wow cute look it’s eager like a puppy you can bend it and it bounces very fun and sensitive sometimes a lil wrinkly or asymmetrical or hairy and that’s ok
Wow, you’re totally right. Thank you for pointing out that enjoying sex means that you have sexual feelings/attraction toward the person, not just because it feels good. Wow, golly. I have been enlightened today. Also, thank you for bringing forward a totally outdated definition of the word asexual that continues to perpetuate a horrible, gross stereotype that we have absolutely no libido.
it's a horrible, gross stereotype that words mean thingd
I'm generally with SJWs and Tumblr people because they are fighting for equality and tolerance. But often they should just chill the fuck out and stop being such a pain in the ass.
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